"Snake Song"

Punctum

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Earlier this year, Austin singer/songwriter Jess Williamson released her forlorn and gorgeous debut LP, Native State. Now she's shared a new track, "Snake Song", which will appear on a split 7" that comes out on June 17 via Punctum Records. (The other side features a song from her former tour mates and fellow Austinites, RF Shannon.) All of Williamson's songs have an ominous tension, like a dark cloud that threatens but never brings the relief of rain. "Snake Song" is no exception: It begins with a portentous rattle of percussion, and only grows more venomous as it progresses. "See I have made friends with those too jealous to let the love come in," Williamson croaks, sounding a little like Chan Marshall trudging through an endless desert, searching unsuccessfully for a drink.